Make sure you have a copy of the permit for Cornland printed out or on your phone and bring whatever you need to be comfortable while observing (chair, appropriate clothing, bug spray, etc) and that should be it.
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I agree Roy. I am amazed at what you read in astronomy books. You might think the authors have never done any observing in real life. That applies to the aperture in the city argument.
On Friday, October 25, 2024 at 10:10:47 AM EDT, Roy Diffrient <mail@...> wrote:
Nice list Kent. ?Quite a variety, a tour of the universe. ?Should also be enlightening if anyone thinks large aperture is not useful in a light polluted area. ?And coincidentally the APOD for October 24 was on one of your observed objects, the Helix Nebula.
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Roy
On 10/25/2024 8:54 AM EDT Kent Blackwell <kent@...> wrote:
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Besides Comet A3 (I so prefer that name), I also observed a few interesting planetary nebulae and a few spooky objects.?
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List: 24/1/24 25¡± A Few Spooky Objects
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
(Comet in Ophiuchus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 7:05:47?PM
Comment: Even at dusk the comet already looked brighter than it did in the 15", even when it was dark. The comet is flanked by a bright 6.8 magnitude star on kne side and a pretty double star on the other.?
At 200x using the 16mm Nagler the wide tail looks like the exhaust flume of one of the Atlas rockets I've seen in numerous photos. The core is orange and elongated. There's a large coma around the core. The anti-tail was challenging, but visible ny rocking the scope back and forth.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6572
(Planetary Nebula in Ophiuchus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:00:25?PM
Comment: So beautiful! Mark and I see it as emerald green, however he saw it blue with his right eye.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 11mm Nagler 6
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6633
(Open Cluster in Ophiuchus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:03:34?PM
Comment: A beautiful open cluster of about 100 bright stars?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
IC 4756
(Open Cluster in Serpens)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:04:50?PM
Comment: A large open cluster of fairly bright stars, but with one bright yellow member?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6709
(Open Cluster in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:06:30?PM
Comment: A fairly small, kite-shaped group of about 20 brighter stars but many very faint members as well?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6738
(Open Cluster in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:08:10?PM
Comment: Lovely elongated grouping os stars.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6781
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:11:48?PM
Comment: Spooky object, perfect for observing one week before Halloween. Nicknamed The Cosmic Bubble, or The Snow Globe. Large, round planetary 12th magnitude planetary nebula with a dark area. NGC 6781 lies 5000 light years away.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
V450 Aquilae
(Variable Star in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:22:04?PM
Comment: A deep orange star near the planetary nebula NGC 6807.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6807
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:23:32?PM
Comment: A tiny, stellar planetary. I completely missed it until I blinked the Lumicon OIII Gen 3 filter?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6804
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:25:48?PM
Comment: A faint, ghostly planetary nebula. I was able to see it without the filter, but only after seeing it with the filter in place?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6803
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:28:13?PM
Comment: A stellar 11.5 magnitude planetary nebula. Blinks well. Without the filter it's much fainter than a star next to it, but brighter with the filter in place?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Vyssotsky 2-2
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:31:13?PM
Comment: Like so many planetary nebulae in Aquila this is nearly stellar. I had to blink the filter to confirm?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Peimbert 9
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:36:20?PM
Comment: Using the 16mm Nagler and the Lumicon OIII Gen 3 filter I caught occasional glimpses of this 14.9 magnitude planetary nebula next to a 10.4 magnitude star.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6803
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:09:04?PM
Comment: Bright, nearly stellar 11.5 magnitude PNe?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
ARO 155
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:11:09?PM
Comment: Fairly large, very faint planetary nebula. I was only able to see it occasionally using averted vision with the Lumicon OIII Gen 3 filter in place?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6804
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:12:41?PM
Comment: Large, beautiful planetary nebula lying precisely between two stars?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
HD 176982
(Double Star in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:17:51?PM
Comment: 27.4"
Pretty little pair of yellow stars lying near NGC 6741, the Phantom Streak?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Phantom Streak - NGC 6741
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:20:18?PM
Comment: The Phantom Streak is regarded as a spooky object for the Halloween season. Actually, even at 200x its quite small, but is elongated in a "streak-like" manner?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 16mm Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 7492
(Globular Cluster in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:31:57?PM
Comment: Extremely faint very low surface brightness globular cluster. I had to use lower power to even begin to see it?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Helix Nebula - NGC 7293
(Planetary Nebula in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:37:12?PM
Comment: Wow! This looked so much better than it did last night in the 15". The added light grasp of the 25" allowed me to actually see some structure of this exceedingly low surface brightness planetary?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Atom for Peace Galaxies - NGC 7252
(Spiral Galaxy in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:54:09?PM
Comment: I was able to only see the brighter core of this challenging galaxy with a most unusual nickname, Atom for Pease. NGC 7252 lies a whopping 220 million light years away!
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Sculptor Galaxy - NGC 253
(Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:04:37?PM
Comment: This normally gorgeous galaxy really suffers in light polluted skies. When viewed in a dark sky with large aperture it rivals M 31.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 247
(Spiral Galaxy in Cetus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:08:06?PM
Comment: A highly elongated galaxy. Very low surface brightness much like nearby NGC 253.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Skull Nebula - NGC 246
(Planetary Nebula in Cetus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:12:24?PM
Comment: Another spooky named object for the Halloween season. This planetary nebula is so beautiful in a dark sky. Even in light polluted skies it has an eerie look, with ghostly nebulosity surrounding several stars.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Neptune
(Planet in Pisces)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:15:40?PM
Comment: There's no mistaking the blue disc of tiny Neptune.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Saturn
(Planet in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:23:13?PM
Comment: Wow! Last object of the night, and ?as usual, one of the best. Robert H agreed!
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
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Nice list Kent. ?Quite a variety, a tour of the universe. ?Should also be enlightening if anyone thinks large aperture is not useful in a light polluted area. ?And coincidentally the APOD for October 24 was on one of your observed objects, the Helix Nebula.
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Roy
On 10/25/2024 8:54 AM EDT Kent Blackwell <kent@...> wrote:
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Besides Comet A3 (I so prefer that name), I also observed a few interesting planetary nebulae and a few spooky objects.?
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List: 24/1/24 25¡± A Few Spooky Objects
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
(Comet in Ophiuchus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 7:05:47?PM
Comment: Even at dusk the comet already looked brighter than it did in the 15", even when it was dark. The comet is flanked by a bright 6.8 magnitude star on kne side and a pretty double star on the other.?
At 200x using the 16mm Nagler the wide tail looks like the exhaust flume of one of the Atlas rockets I've seen in numerous photos. The core is orange and elongated. There's a large coma around the core. The anti-tail was challenging, but visible ny rocking the scope back and forth.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6572
(Planetary Nebula in Ophiuchus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:00:25?PM
Comment: So beautiful! Mark and I see it as emerald green, however he saw it blue with his right eye.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 11mm Nagler 6
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6633
(Open Cluster in Ophiuchus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:03:34?PM
Comment: A beautiful open cluster of about 100 bright stars?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
IC 4756
(Open Cluster in Serpens)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:04:50?PM
Comment: A large open cluster of fairly bright stars, but with one bright yellow member?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6709
(Open Cluster in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:06:30?PM
Comment: A fairly small, kite-shaped group of about 20 brighter stars but many very faint members as well?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6738
(Open Cluster in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:08:10?PM
Comment: Lovely elongated grouping os stars.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6781
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:11:48?PM
Comment: Spooky object, perfect for observing one week before Halloween. Nicknamed The Cosmic Bubble, or The Snow Globe. Large, round planetary 12th magnitude planetary nebula with a dark area. NGC 6781 lies 5000 light years away.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
V450 Aquilae
(Variable Star in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:22:04?PM
Comment: A deep orange star near the planetary nebula NGC 6807.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6807
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:23:32?PM
Comment: A tiny, stellar planetary. I completely missed it until I blinked the Lumicon OIII Gen 3 filter?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6804
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:25:48?PM
Comment: A faint, ghostly planetary nebula. I was able to see it without the filter, but only after seeing it with the filter in place?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6803
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:28:13?PM
Comment: A stellar 11.5 magnitude planetary nebula. Blinks well. Without the filter it's much fainter than a star next to it, but brighter with the filter in place?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Vyssotsky 2-2
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:31:13?PM
Comment: Like so many planetary nebulae in Aquila this is nearly stellar. I had to blink the filter to confirm?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Peimbert 9
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:36:20?PM
Comment: Using the 16mm Nagler and the Lumicon OIII Gen 3 filter I caught occasional glimpses of this 14.9 magnitude planetary nebula next to a 10.4 magnitude star.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6803
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:09:04?PM
Comment: Bright, nearly stellar 11.5 magnitude PNe?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
ARO 155
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:11:09?PM
Comment: Fairly large, very faint planetary nebula. I was only able to see it occasionally using averted vision with the Lumicon OIII Gen 3 filter in place?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6804
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:12:41?PM
Comment: Large, beautiful planetary nebula lying precisely between two stars?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
HD 176982
(Double Star in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:17:51?PM
Comment: 27.4"
Pretty little pair of yellow stars lying near NGC 6741, the Phantom Streak?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Phantom Streak - NGC 6741
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:20:18?PM
Comment: The Phantom Streak is regarded as a spooky object for the Halloween season. Actually, even at 200x its quite small, but is elongated in a "streak-like" manner?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 16mm Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 7492
(Globular Cluster in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:31:57?PM
Comment: Extremely faint very low surface brightness globular cluster. I had to use lower power to even begin to see it?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Helix Nebula - NGC 7293
(Planetary Nebula in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:37:12?PM
Comment: Wow! This looked so much better than it did last night in the 15". The added light grasp of the 25" allowed me to actually see some structure of this exceedingly low surface brightness planetary?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Atom for Peace Galaxies - NGC 7252
(Spiral Galaxy in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:54:09?PM
Comment: I was able to only see the brighter core of this challenging galaxy with a most unusual nickname, Atom for Pease. NGC 7252 lies a whopping 220 million light years away!
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Sculptor Galaxy - NGC 253
(Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:04:37?PM
Comment: This normally gorgeous galaxy really suffers in light polluted skies. When viewed in a dark sky with large aperture it rivals M 31.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 247
(Spiral Galaxy in Cetus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:08:06?PM
Comment: A highly elongated galaxy. Very low surface brightness much like nearby NGC 253.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Skull Nebula - NGC 246
(Planetary Nebula in Cetus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:12:24?PM
Comment: Another spooky named object for the Halloween season. This planetary nebula is so beautiful in a dark sky. Even in light polluted skies it has an eerie look, with ghostly nebulosity surrounding several stars.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Neptune
(Planet in Pisces)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:15:40?PM
Comment: There's no mistaking the blue disc of tiny Neptune.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Saturn
(Planet in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:23:13?PM
Comment: Wow! Last object of the night, and ?as usual, one of the best. Robert H agreed!
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
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Besides Comet A3 (I so prefer that name), I also observed a few interesting planetary nebulae and a few spooky objects.?
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List: 24/1/24 25¡± A Few Spooky Objects
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
(Comet in Ophiuchus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 7:05:47?PM
Comment: Even at dusk the comet already looked brighter than it did in the 15", even when it was dark. The comet is flanked by a bright 6.8 magnitude star on kne side and a pretty double star on the other.?
At 200x using the 16mm Nagler the wide tail looks like the exhaust flume of one of the Atlas rockets I've seen in numerous photos. The core is orange and elongated. There's a large coma around the core. The anti-tail was challenging, but visible ny rocking the scope back and forth.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6572
(Planetary Nebula in Ophiuchus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:00:25?PM
Comment: So beautiful! Mark and I see it as emerald green, however he saw it blue with his right eye.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 11mm Nagler 6
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6633
(Open Cluster in Ophiuchus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:03:34?PM
Comment: A beautiful open cluster of about 100 bright stars?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
IC 4756
(Open Cluster in Serpens)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:04:50?PM
Comment: A large open cluster of fairly bright stars, but with one bright yellow member?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6709
(Open Cluster in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:06:30?PM
Comment: A fairly small, kite-shaped group of about 20 brighter stars but many very faint members as well?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6738
(Open Cluster in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:08:10?PM
Comment: Lovely elongated grouping os stars.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6781
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:11:48?PM
Comment: Spooky object, perfect for observing one week before Halloween. Nicknamed The Cosmic Bubble, or The Snow Globe. Large, round planetary 12th magnitude planetary nebula with a dark area. NGC 6781 lies 5000 light years away.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
V450 Aquilae
(Variable Star in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:22:04?PM
Comment: A deep orange star near the planetary nebula NGC 6807.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6807
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:23:32?PM
Comment: A tiny, stellar planetary. I completely missed it until I blinked the Lumicon OIII Gen 3 filter?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6804
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:25:48?PM
Comment: A faint, ghostly planetary nebula. I was able to see it without the filter, but only after seeing it with the filter in place?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6803
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:28:13?PM
Comment: A stellar 11.5 magnitude planetary nebula. Blinks well. Without the filter it's much fainter than a star next to it, but brighter with the filter in place?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Vyssotsky 2-2
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:31:13?PM
Comment: Like so many planetary nebulae in Aquila this is nearly stellar. I had to blink the filter to confirm?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 60¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Peimbert 9
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 8:36:20?PM
Comment: Using the 16mm Nagler and the Lumicon OIII Gen 3 filter I caught occasional glimpses of this 14.9 magnitude planetary nebula next to a 10.4 magnitude star.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6803
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:09:04?PM
Comment: Bright, nearly stellar 11.5 magnitude PNe?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
ARO 155
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:11:09?PM
Comment: Fairly large, very faint planetary nebula. I was only able to see it occasionally using averted vision with the Lumicon OIII Gen 3 filter in place?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 6804
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:12:41?PM
Comment: Large, beautiful planetary nebula lying precisely between two stars?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
HD 176982
(Double Star in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:17:51?PM
Comment: 27.4"
Pretty little pair of yellow stars lying near NGC 6741, the Phantom Streak?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Phantom Streak - NGC 6741
(Planetary Nebula in Aquila)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:20:18?PM
Comment: The Phantom Streak is regarded as a spooky object for the Halloween season. Actually, even at 200x its quite small, but is elongated in a "streak-like" manner?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 16mm Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 7492
(Globular Cluster in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:31:57?PM
Comment: Extremely faint very low surface brightness globular cluster. I had to use lower power to even begin to see it?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Helix Nebula - NGC 7293
(Planetary Nebula in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:37:12?PM
Comment: Wow! This looked so much better than it did last night in the 15". The added light grasp of the 25" allowed me to actually see some structure of this exceedingly low surface brightness planetary?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Atom for Peace Galaxies - NGC 7252
(Spiral Galaxy in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 9:54:09?PM
Comment: I was able to only see the brighter core of this challenging galaxy with a most unusual nickname, Atom for Pease. NGC 7252 lies a whopping 220 million light years away!
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Sculptor Galaxy - NGC 253
(Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:04:37?PM
Comment: This normally gorgeous galaxy really suffers in light polluted skies. When viewed in a dark sky with large aperture it rivals M 31.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
NGC 247
(Spiral Galaxy in Cetus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:08:06?PM
Comment: A highly elongated galaxy. Very low surface brightness much like nearby NGC 253.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Skull Nebula - NGC 246
(Planetary Nebula in Cetus)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:12:24?PM
Comment: Another spooky named object for the Halloween season. This planetary nebula is so beautiful in a dark sky. Even in light polluted skies it has an eerie look, with ghostly nebulosity surrounding several stars.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Neptune
(Planet in Pisces)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:15:40?PM
Comment: There's no mistaking the blue disc of tiny Neptune.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
Saturn
(Planet in Aquarius)
Observed: Oct 24, 2024 at 10:23:13?PM
Comment: Wow! Last object of the night, and ?as usual, one of the best. Robert H agreed!
Location: Virginia Beach, VA SQM-L 18.38 55¡ã H 54%
Equipment: 25" F/5 3175mm, 22mm T4 Nagler
Seeing: 9
Transparency: 9
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I'm looking to come out to the Cornland observing event tomorrow or the NWRP event Saturday with my scope.? Aside from the general things one needs for telescope observation, is there anything else that's needed or recommended to bring?
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Picked up the comet from the city tonight.
Kent and I saw the comet from the city tonight. Very bright core with a wide tail and anti tail. Not naked eye from an urban location we had to use a 15 inch telescope and binoculars. It is traveling across the sky fairly quickly, currently being located under Rasalhague in Ophiuchus. The comet is doing much better than that miserable T Cor Bor . It is quite easy to locate at the moment. Straight line down from the top star in the constellation. Look around 1930.
We also saw the NASA solar sail pass over in the north east. VERY bright, in fact brighter than Venus by some margin before it faded into the earth shadow.
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That is why it is called adventure!
On Monday, October 21, 2024 at 05:02:24 PM EDT, Joan Negron <joan.negron@...> wrote:
Hi Everyone!
I hunted for the comet several nights in a row to no avail. I even got together with Seminole State College planetarium staff and the Central Florida Astronomical Society, but visibility was awful¡?
I was starting to give up hope, however, I decided to try once more last night and Im SO GLAD I did (even withstanding the enormous amount of insects in a random field I ventured out to)¡???
The last pictures were the cloudiness of some nights before.?
On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 7:16?AM jimcoble2000 via <jimcoble2000= [email protected]> wrote:
The good news is you got a cold night where the bugs didn't kill you! I suspect the comet will be around for ECSP and a bit higher. These clouds were weird yesterday. I was out at 8 and it was clear except for a bit on the coast from what I could see. East coast is not that far off so it still might be bright. Certainly enough for a telescopic comet.
On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 05:43:24 PM EDT, George Reynolds via <pathfinder027= [email protected]> wrote:
Last night Jeff Goldstein, Jeannette Ward, and I went to the Marsh Causeway to see the comet.? We did see it, sometimes when the clouds parted, but it played peek-a-boo until total cloud cover rolled in.??
It may be clear tonight, but it's also colder and windier, so I'm not going out there to try again tonight.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 1:28?PM George Reynolds via <pathfinder027= [email protected]> wrote: Here is a photo I took with my cell phone camera (after Jeff Goldstein showed me how to get it into Night Mode) of the comet playing peek-a-boo in the clouds.? We actually saw it clearer that cloudy night than the next night when there were no clouds, but a bright Full Moon and a lot of haze.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 05:43:25 PM EDT, George Reynolds via <pathfinder027= [email protected]> wrote:
Last night Jeff Goldstein, Jeannette Ward, and I went to the Marsh Causeway to see the comet.? We did see it, sometimes when the clouds parted, but it played peek-a-boo until total cloud cover rolled in.??
It may be clear tonight, but it's also colder and windier, so I'm not going out there to try again tonight.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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Here is a photo I took with my cell phone camera (after Jeff Goldstein showed me how to get it into Night Mode) of the comet playing peek-a-boo in the clouds.? We actually saw it clearer that cloudy night than the next night when there were no clouds, but a bright Full Moon and a lot of haze.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 05:43:25 PM EDT, George Reynolds via groups.io <pathfinder027@...> wrote:
Last night Jeff Goldstein, Jeannette Ward, and I went to the Marsh Causeway to see the comet.? We did see it, sometimes when the clouds parted, but it played peek-a-boo until total cloud cover rolled in.??
It may be clear tonight, but it's also colder and windier, so I'm not going out there to try again tonight.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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Way to persevere! ?Now you can relax for the next 80,000 years¡;)
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On Oct 21, 2024, at 17:03, Joan Negron <Joan.negron@...> wrote:
? Hi Everyone!
I hunted for the comet several nights in a row to no avail. I even got together with Seminole State College planetarium staff and the Central Florida Astronomical Society, but visibility was awful¡?
I was starting to give up hope, however, I decided to try once more last night and Im SO GLAD I did (even withstanding the enormous amount of insects in a random field I ventured out to)¡???
The last pictures were the cloudiness of some nights before.?
On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 7:16?AM jimcoble2000 via <jimcoble2000= [email protected]> wrote:
The good news is you got a cold night where the bugs didn't kill you! I suspect the comet will be around for ECSP and a bit higher. These clouds were weird yesterday. I was out at 8 and it was clear except for a bit on the coast from what I could see. East coast is not that far off so it still might be bright. Certainly enough for a telescopic comet.
On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 05:43:24 PM EDT, George Reynolds via <pathfinder027= [email protected]> wrote:
Last night Jeff Goldstein, Jeannette Ward, and I went to the Marsh Causeway to see the comet.? We did see it, sometimes when the clouds parted, but it played peek-a-boo until total cloud cover rolled in.??
It may be clear tonight, but it's also colder and windier, so I'm not going out there to try again tonight.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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Hi Everyone!
I hunted for the comet several nights in a row to no avail. I even got together with Seminole State College planetarium staff and the Central Florida Astronomical Society, but visibility was awful¡?
I was starting to give up hope, however, I decided to try once more last night and Im SO GLAD I did (even withstanding the enormous amount of insects in a random field I ventured out to)¡???
The last pictures were the cloudiness of some nights before.?
On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 7:16?AM jimcoble2000 via <jimcoble2000= [email protected]> wrote:
The good news is you got a cold night where the bugs didn't kill you! I suspect the comet will be around for ECSP and a bit higher. These clouds were weird yesterday. I was out at 8 and it was clear except for a bit on the coast from what I could see. East coast is not that far off so it still might be bright. Certainly enough for a telescopic comet.
On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 05:43:24 PM EDT, George Reynolds via <pathfinder027= [email protected]> wrote:
Last night Jeff Goldstein, Jeannette Ward, and I went to the Marsh Causeway to see the comet.? We did see it, sometimes when the clouds parted, but it played peek-a-boo until total cloud cover rolled in.??
It may be clear tonight, but it's also colder and windier, so I'm not going out there to try again tonight.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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YRSP Open Observing & Outreach: Saturday Night, 26 October
Our monthly scheduled observing session at??is this Saturday Night, 26 October.?We¡¯ve had a large public turnout since the Spring so I¡¯m hopeful at least a few amateurs will be able to attend. So come on out & test your gear the weekend?before the ECSP. ? Note:?if there is another event on the VPAS or Back Bay calendars, this is an?additional event?and it does not supersede nor replace any other event. ? Address:?9801 York River Park Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188? Park Phone: 757-566-3036 Lat:?37.414639 Long:?-76.713562
GPS Coordinates:
37¡ã 24' 52.7004'' N ? ? 76¡ã 42' 48.8232'' W ? Observing Site: After entering the park (the entrance fee is waived for amateur astronomers), the participating amateur astronomers should drive to & enter the ¡®right¡¯ parking lot. At the back/riverside corner of the lot, take the ¡°No Admittance¡± gravel road/path (we are allowed to drive on it) to the observing site where you may park & unload.? ? We ask that members of the public who are attending to please park in?designated visitor parking?& walk to the site so there is enough space for the amateur astronomers to transport & park next to their gear on the observing field. ? Forecast Links:
? Please arrive?& set-up??(click link for sunset time). ? A Go/No Go will be posted on the VPAS & Back Bay Groups on Saturday AFTN NLT (no later than) 3:00 PM. ? Cheers.
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Re: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
Very nice, Jeannette.? Where was the picture taken?
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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On Thursday, October 17, 2024, 10:38:35 PM EDT, Jeanette Ward <jeanetteward1018@...> wrote:
Good seeing you guys too!?
Pic from tonight?
On Oct 17, 2024, at 09:53, George Reynolds via groups.io <pathfinder027@...> wrote:
? Jeannette, it was good to see you at Marsh Causeway last night.? We got to see a little of the comet playing peek-a-boo among the clouds.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 05:33:13 PM EDT, Jeanette Ward <jeanetteward1018@...> wrote:
See you guys tonight ! On Oct 12, 2024, at 14:54, Mel via groups.io <hxpii@...> wrote:
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The good news is you got a cold night where the bugs didn't kill you! I suspect the comet will be around for ECSP and a bit higher. These clouds were weird yesterday. I was out at 8 and it was clear except for a bit on the coast from what I could see. East coast is not that far off so it still might be bright. Certainly enough for a telescopic comet.
On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 05:43:24 PM EDT, George Reynolds via groups.io <pathfinder027@...> wrote:
Last night Jeff Goldstein, Jeannette Ward, and I went to the Marsh Causeway to see the comet.? We did see it, sometimes when the clouds parted, but it played peek-a-boo until total cloud cover rolled in.??
It may be clear tonight, but it's also colder and windier, so I'm not going out there to try again tonight.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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Re: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
Good seeing you guys too!?
Pic from tonight?
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On Oct 17, 2024, at 09:53, George Reynolds via groups.io <pathfinder027@...> wrote:
? Jeannette, it was good to see you at Marsh Causeway last night.? We got to see a little of the comet playing peek-a-boo among the clouds.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 05:33:13 PM EDT, Jeanette Ward <jeanetteward1018@...> wrote:
See you guys tonight ! On Oct 12, 2024, at 14:54, Mel via groups.io <hxpii@...> wrote:
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I changed my mind. I'm her now at marsh landing.?
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Last night Jeff Goldstein, Jeannette Ward, and I went to the Marsh Causeway to see the comet.? We did see it, sometimes when the clouds parted, but it played peek-a-boo until total cloud cover rolled in.??
It may be clear tonight, but it's also colder and windier, so I'm not going out there to try again tonight.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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Re: Comet Campbell County VA 10-14
We didn't go looking for a spot. We stayed in the front yard with cloud coverage and kept looking. Zachery spoted it with binoculars. Then we took pictures with our cell phone. This is in Vienna, VA. If you zoom up on the picture you can see it better.
On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 5:53 PM, jimcoble2000 via groups.io <jimcoble2000@...> wrote:
Good luck. Don't worry about not having a guide. Comet hunting is in many ways a one person pursuit often. Odd hours and places. He goes fastest who goes alone is many time correct!
On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 05:15:21 PM EDT, Joan Negron <joan.negron@...> wrote:
I have Sky Tonight so I can try that as well. Now I just need a good spot. Im on the hunt!
I appreciate your guidance everyone!?
(Too bad all the cool things are happening right before I head back to VA¡)
On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 5:10?PM Joan Negron via <Joan.negron= [email protected]> wrote:
On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 5:07?PM jimcoble2000 via <jimcoble2000= [email protected]> wrote:
Addendum to comet finding. The comet seems to become visible about 20 minutes after the sun goes down. Best to go out right before sunset and then plan to stay say 30 to 40 minutes after sunset. Good luck
On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 04:20:50 PM EDT, Joan Negron < joan.negron@...> wrote:
Amazing!!!
Am I too late to see it? Im currently in the Orlando area and I dont have any local astronomy friends to direct me ? Id like to see it.
Grabbed this with my Samsung phone tonight from my pasture. This is easily the best comet I've seen in a loooooong time. Actually easier to find with naked eye. In the Binox the coma is very tight and condensed and the tail just fans out and leaves the FOV beautifully. Wowza!!
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Yes, Roy, that Moon was big and bright, and it cast shadows on the ground.? But it was behind us, rising in the east as we looked west toward the comet.? Also, the clouds covered the Moon while the comet moved in and out of its own clouds.? We saw it, it if only briefly.? Jeff Goldstein and I took pictures with our cell phones.? (Jeff showed me how to put my cell phone camera on "night" mode.)
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10:35:43 PM EDT, Roy Diffrient <mail@...> wrote:
Tonight is the biggest and brightest full moon of the year! ?Would the comet be visible despite clouds, my ever-present haze, sunset dusk and moonlight? ?I¡¯m happy to report that it was. ?And not only in photos and binoculars but also, dimly, naked eye! ?I¡¯ve attached the photo from 7:37pm when I saw it naked eye.
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Roy
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Re: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
Jeannette, it was good to see you at Marsh Causeway last night.? We got to see a little of the comet playing peek-a-boo among the clouds.
George
George Reynolds
"Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia
President, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)?
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On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 05:33:13 PM EDT, Jeanette Ward <jeanetteward1018@...> wrote:
On Oct 12, 2024, at 14:54, Mel via groups.io <hxpii@...> wrote:
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